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budget, even -- even the secretary of defense, the obama secretary of defense said it would be devastating. he used the word devastating. if that were not enough the obama administration continues to force the military to spend greater proportions of its already depleted funds on a gene energy agenda to include the purchase of biofuels for operational use in construction of commercial biofuel refineries. now, you know, i fully support development and use of alternative fuels including klug biofuels but not at the expense of the military. the focus should be on the readiness of the navy, not on propping up the biofuels industry. i have to remind everyone, we've a bureaucracy called the department of energy. they're the ones supposed to be doing all this experimentation we talk about. the navy according to the chief of a naval operations, admiral john greener will see a 15% increase in the number of ships and subs deployed with the number of ships in attack boats deployed at any time rising from 93 today to 107 by 2016. this increased deployment rate will impact sailors and marines as well a
budget, even -- even the secretary of defense, the obama secretary of defense said it would be devastating. he used the word devastating. if that were not enough the obama administration continues to force the military to spend greater proportions of its already depleted funds on a gene energy agenda to include the purchase of biofuels for operational use in construction of commercial biofuel refineries. now, you know, i fully support development and use of alternative fuels including klug...
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our nation has fought wars on american soil and around the world in defense of individual liberty. and we must not sacrifice this most fundamental right in pursuit of greater security. especially when we can achieve security without compromising liberty. the feinstein-lee amendment does precisely that. it protects liberty by ensuring that no american will be deprived of due process. the fifth amendment states that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. the sixth amendment likewise guarantees that individuals accused of a crime will have access to an attorney and access to a trial by a jury consisting of that person's peers. our amendment protects those rights and provides an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the united states apprehended in the united states. now, it's important to note that the supreme court has never specifically held that an authorization for the use of military force s
our nation has fought wars on american soil and around the world in defense of individual liberty. and we must not sacrifice this most fundamental right in pursuit of greater security. especially when we can achieve security without compromising liberty. the feinstein-lee amendment does precisely that. it protects liberty by ensuring that no american will be deprived of due process. the fifth amendment states that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of...
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i think it has, you know, put scott brown on defense. i also think that i'd never heard her talk about what i just mentioned, that she was one of the first women to teach in the united states. and to really call forth some of that history. because she is not islam but first women to teach, but she was one of the first to teach in contact bankruptcy and support. i was worried about the extraordinary history of her writing as a scholar around bankruptcy. i have heard her say more on jon stewart then i heard her during the official advertisement. she was almost afraid in that stereotype sensors being seen as too much of a know it all or a goody two shoes. >> i profiled her for "the new york times" magazine. it was quite clear that they were urging her to take the seat. when she was off the record, there were certainly thoughtful conversations about gender and race and it was the 20th anniversary of anita hill. the 20th anniversary of the hearings. the moment that they stormed the senate. but it was clear that part of her strategy, there was
i think it has, you know, put scott brown on defense. i also think that i'd never heard her talk about what i just mentioned, that she was one of the first women to teach in the united states. and to really call forth some of that history. because she is not islam but first women to teach, but she was one of the first to teach in contact bankruptcy and support. i was worried about the extraordinary history of her writing as a scholar around bankruptcy. i have heard her say more on jon stewart...
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so we need to ensure our homeland missile defense system is as robust as possible and a missile defense site on the east coast may be one of the best means for accomplishing this. in other words, of course, we're concerned about north korea or iran, but there are a couple of other countries in the world that may not wish us any harm but who have extraordinarily capable systems. i speak specifically of china and russia. and we have always wanted and the law requires us to provide protection against the kind of unauthorized or accidental launch that can occur. this is not an idle concern. we spent enormous amounts of time and energy and money trying to ensure these extraordinarily lethal weapons are never launched by accident or by some unauthorized event. and that's one of the reasons for a missile defense system, to ensure that that kind of accident never would result in harm to the united states, and, of course, what they're also worried about is that if that ever happens then there's the question of retaliation, how do you know this is not intentional? how do you know we shouldn't ret
so we need to ensure our homeland missile defense system is as robust as possible and a missile defense site on the east coast may be one of the best means for accomplishing this. in other words, of course, we're concerned about north korea or iran, but there are a couple of other countries in the world that may not wish us any harm but who have extraordinarily capable systems. i speak specifically of china and russia. and we have always wanted and the law requires us to provide protection...
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the defense bill is a good example. i said let's move to the defense bill. they objected to it. they have been talking about it for months. i agreed to move to it, no preconditions at well right now i've read no preconditions at all. we have to do other things. we have a short period of time now and everything around here is being stalled and he talks about getting bills done. mr. president, this congress has gotten almost nothing done. we struggled through -- dealing with contraception, and work through that. and houses put that on their garbage pile and nothing happened with that and farm bills, we got almost nothing done because we have spent weeks, weeks getting on a bill so we can start legislating. mr. president, the republican leader thinks things are going on well here, he is in a distinct minority because things are not going well around here. an example i repeat, lyndon johnson, one cloture, harry reid, 386. that says it all. >> mr. president. >> a republican leader. >> when i quote the majority leader are using the exact words which i did throughout my comment. he mak
the defense bill is a good example. i said let's move to the defense bill. they objected to it. they have been talking about it for months. i agreed to move to it, no preconditions at well right now i've read no preconditions at all. we have to do other things. we have a short period of time now and everything around here is being stalled and he talks about getting bills done. mr. president, this congress has gotten almost nothing done. we struggled through -- dealing with contraception, and...
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of defense's ability to use alternative fuels. given the threats facing our nation today and in the future, that's just not acceptable. i want to point out that the department of defense strongly opposes the constricting provision in the current defense authorization bill for that reason and for a number of other reasons. i want to quote what the office of the secretary of defense says about section 313. the o.s.d. says that 313 is detrimental to the d.o.d.'s long-term energy security, that it's overly broad, ambiguous and restricts the flexibility of military commanders. those are the d.o.d.'s words about this section, and i want to point out i strongly agree with those words. and therefore i've authored this very simple amendment that would remove this limiting provision from the bill, and i firmly believe that removing section 313 of the defense authorization bill is in the best interests of our military and our country. let me tell you why. in the carrying out of the work of our nation, the department of defense consumes appro
of defense's ability to use alternative fuels. given the threats facing our nation today and in the future, that's just not acceptable. i want to point out that the department of defense strongly opposes the constricting provision in the current defense authorization bill for that reason and for a number of other reasons. i want to quote what the office of the secretary of defense says about section 313. the o.s.d. says that 313 is detrimental to the d.o.d.'s long-term energy security, that...
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this is senate amendment 3090 to this national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2013. it will reauthorize our two very important and very broadly supported programs, assistance to firefighters, a.f.g. program, used to be known as fire, the fire act, and the staffing for adequate fire and emergency response program known as safer. this amendment also reauthorizes the u.s. fire administration for five years, an agency which is a component of feem fema that is focused on supporting firefighters and e.m.s. personnel. this amendment reauthorizes safer for five years but also takes much-needed steps to ensure the firefighters not only have their equipment, vehicles, and personnel that we need them to have to do the jobs they do for us and our country every day, the amendment also helps departments and communities struggling with economic difficulties, creating a hardship waiver for both of these fire programs, a.f.g. and safer that allows fema to waive requirements in communities that have been hard hit in these tough economic times. mr. president, some people might say, wel
this is senate amendment 3090 to this national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2013. it will reauthorize our two very important and very broadly supported programs, assistance to firefighters, a.f.g. program, used to be known as fire, the fire act, and the staffing for adequate fire and emergency response program known as safer. this amendment also reauthorizes the u.s. fire administration for five years, an agency which is a component of feem fema that is focused on supporting...
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there is defense of reality tv in that book. i can't tell you how many radio interviews i did where i got on, said our next guest thinks that watching "big brother" is making us smarter. here he is steven johnson. and i would have to kind of back down. what i say about reality tv is little more subtle than that which is, something like we were talking about in terms of progress, everything bad is good for you, is argument that popular culture in general has gotten more complex over the last 20 or 30 years. there is this trend towards more complexity the kinds of stories it tells and number of say plot lines or characters on your average television show in the complexity of the games as we already talked about, in the complexity of technology we use on the computer screen. all that stuff. so that our, something has gotten more challenging in the, in the stories that we interact with as popular culture consumers. that was, the fact that complexity i thought was something people hadn't realized and was worth pointing out. what it w
there is defense of reality tv in that book. i can't tell you how many radio interviews i did where i got on, said our next guest thinks that watching "big brother" is making us smarter. here he is steven johnson. and i would have to kind of back down. what i say about reality tv is little more subtle than that which is, something like we were talking about in terms of progress, everything bad is good for you, is argument that popular culture in general has gotten more complex over...
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we view government defense work. people are hacking our system. trying to get her secrets. trying to understand what our government is trying to do to perfect our system. the urgency of now to me is there are millions of jobs that are available for kids all around this country. in the area of protecting the homeland, protecting her secrets were fighting on the battlefield, the technology arena is so important we saw with hurricane katrina, when we lost technology, we lost order. technology is a huge benefit. there are so many people who want to say that kids just can't learn. some kids just can't learn. so i would say, do we really believe that kids cannot learn? are there opportunities for kids, and is in our security at stake in a lot of other ways other than on the battlefield but in the secrets and intellectual property of the united states and the people who work on this and when are we going to connect the dots? when we going to break the system down and pull up the system and this mentality? >> governor bush brings us together once a year to reflect on us. so help me
we view government defense work. people are hacking our system. trying to get her secrets. trying to understand what our government is trying to do to perfect our system. the urgency of now to me is there are millions of jobs that are available for kids all around this country. in the area of protecting the homeland, protecting her secrets were fighting on the battlefield, the technology arena is so important we saw with hurricane katrina, when we lost technology, we lost order. technology is a...
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the problem is not to get to wonkish but it's a part of this part of money that is called non-defense discretionary which i hate that term but that is just what it's called and it's become the easiest part of the budget to cut because a member of congress can say i'm cutting that part of the money to identify what they are actually cutting because the decision is made later and then when you press them and say you voted to cut funding for education know, i'm not going to cut education funding, but in the same money with cancer, research, job training, the fbi, air traffic controllers, the national parks there's nothing easy to cut so the smarter that pot of money gets, the more difficult it is to ever get an increase and the more likely it is we get cut. part of it is structural limit the that the congress sets up the budget, but i agree we are talking about children and about money targeted to the particular high level and those are places that don't have this much political power as other voices and what happens in the congress. >> did you want to jump in on that? >> i think our hop
the problem is not to get to wonkish but it's a part of this part of money that is called non-defense discretionary which i hate that term but that is just what it's called and it's become the easiest part of the budget to cut because a member of congress can say i'm cutting that part of the money to identify what they are actually cutting because the decision is made later and then when you press them and say you voted to cut funding for education know, i'm not going to cut education funding,...
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that is what one of the things that makes us very defensive from the united states. if in canada, whereas the united states you say go west to find your identity, in this country is going north. that is part of something that the finds for for our identity and has promise in abundant resources. but let me save this. one of the things we try to do as the government, and with some success, in the economic circumstances, is we have come we couldn't be in a better situation than to have the united states as the only real neighbor, our closest economic partner and ultimately our ally and friend on everything in the world. at the same time, we are canadian national who value what is distinctive and unique about this country and in our own modest way that this is that country. we seen no incompatibility with that. what we have tried to do and try to tell canadians is there is no need for true canadian nationalism to have any sense of anti-american, we're different, distinct, unique, we value that, there are aspects not just of canadian policy but character that have proven
that is what one of the things that makes us very defensive from the united states. if in canada, whereas the united states you say go west to find your identity, in this country is going north. that is part of something that the finds for for our identity and has promise in abundant resources. but let me save this. one of the things we try to do as the government, and with some success, in the economic circumstances, is we have come we couldn't be in a better situation than to have the united...
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we do government defense work, people are hacking our systems. trying to get our secrets. trying to understand what our government is trying to do to protect ourselves. and the urgency of now me is there are millions of jobs that are available for kids all around this country in the area of protecting our homeland whether it's protecting our secrets, or fighting on battle fields or away. the technology arena is so important. we have saw in the new orleans after katrina, when we lost technology, we lost order. we lost law and order. technology is a huge benefit but a huge risk. there are so many people who want to say that kids just can't learn. some kids just can't learn. so i would say do we really believe kids can't learn? aren't there really opportunities for kids and isn't our security at stake in a lot of other ways other than on the battle field? but in the secret in the intellectual property of the united states and the people who work for us? and when are we going connect these dots? when are we going break the system down? when are we going blow up the system and
we do government defense work, people are hacking our systems. trying to get our secrets. trying to understand what our government is trying to do to protect ourselves. and the urgency of now me is there are millions of jobs that are available for kids all around this country in the area of protecting our homeland whether it's protecting our secrets, or fighting on battle fields or away. the technology arena is so important. we have saw in the new orleans after katrina, when we lost technology,...
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will the republicans' desire for a strong national defense overcome their concerns for raising taxes? i do not think republicans will raise tax rates. i do not think it will raise capital gains. will democrats go along with that? state-owny tuned. host: are there other republicans you're waiting to see come out and send signals? guest: i did nothing so with king. he is been a modern big city republican. nothing wrong with that. the republicans that are signaling that might be amenable to a deal are the usual suspects so far. will somebody rise that will surprise you? that will be the question. i do not know the answer to that. it is incredibly difficult. there is an incentive to not compromise. "compromise" has become a dirty word. host: susan in manassas virginia. go ahead. caller: hi. right when you for started talking i thought this gentleman gets it. the more you talk, i felt you do not get it. it is about policy. what they stated is in the platform of the republican party. they weren't saying anything that is strange or unique. that is what the republican party believes in. they
will the republicans' desire for a strong national defense overcome their concerns for raising taxes? i do not think republicans will raise tax rates. i do not think it will raise capital gains. will democrats go along with that? state-owny tuned. host: are there other republicans you're waiting to see come out and send signals? guest: i did nothing so with king. he is been a modern big city republican. nothing wrong with that. the republicans that are signaling that might be amenable to a deal...
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offered by the department of defense. military retirees pay premiums out of their retirement pay to ensure that their survivors will have adequate income upon that service member's death. that is an insurance plan paid for by the military retiree. on the other hand, the dependency and indemnity compensation is a completely different survivor benefit. it's administered by the v.a. when military service caused the service member's death, either due to service-connected disability or illness, or active duty death, surviving spouses are entitled to a monthly compensation. most recently, that has been $1,154, and that comes from the v.a. that's as a result of death with a service-connected disability or illness or active duty death. now, of the 270,000 survivors that are receiving under the insurance plan the survivors benefit plan, about 54,000 of these widows and orphans are subject to the offset. and according to the defense actuary, 31,000 survivors s.b.p., the insurance plan, is completely offset by the dependency and ind
offered by the department of defense. military retirees pay premiums out of their retirement pay to ensure that their survivors will have adequate income upon that service member's death. that is an insurance plan paid for by the military retiree. on the other hand, the dependency and indemnity compensation is a completely different survivor benefit. it's administered by the v.a. when military service caused the service member's death, either due to service-connected disability or illness, or...